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Chapter 633 A mess

It’s still snowing in Nanjing, so the river surface won’t freeze so much, but it’s not suitable to leave immediately and return to Turgut.

As it happened, Emperor Zhu made the best use of it and asked Galdan Norbu to help the Privy Council draw a new map of Central Asia.

Of course, his help was not in vain. The emperor allowed him to visit Yixi Gyatso, the seventh emperor who had returned to Beijing from the snowy land of Tibet.

A few years ago, Zhu Yijiong said that the benefits of recovering the snowy areas of Tibet first were beginning to be reflected now.

Not only must the queen of the Tibetan Snow Region be canonized by the Ming Emperor, but her reincarnation must be reported to the court in advance, otherwise it will be an illegal reincarnation.

The significance brought by this is that from now on, the Ming Dynasty will naturally have absolute say in religious public opinion for the Dzungars and the Turghuts who came to China from thousands of miles away for pilgrimage.

Cewang Alabutan, who had been dead for several years, used the basis "Huntai Ji (Deputy Khan)" to rule Junggar and the Oirat Mongolia in the Western Regions, which was wrongly canonized by Sang Jiejia, the regent of the Sixth Emperor.

The basis for Turgut's title of Khan, "Daiqing Ayuxi Khan", also comes from Sangjie Jiacuo.

It can be said that even if Turgut does not come to China for pilgrimage, as long as Emperor Zhu gives them a decree... No, it should be Emperor Zhu who "asked" the seventh emperor Yixi Gyatso to issue a decree to Junggar and Turgut. , they can be directly ordered to come to China for Hajj.

Otherwise, the political basis for them to call themselves Khan and rule Oirat Mongolia would be gone.

Although it won't fall apart immediately, it will cause huge trouble, so there is no problem.

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The snow is still falling in Nanjing, but it is almost turning into a pot of porridge in Southeast Asia.

Cambodia has begun to fight civil war again. Although Cambodia is a weak country and the people are poor, the king here is called Qin!

Since the Udong period, more than thirty kings have changed here in just two hundred years.

This stems from Cambodia's unique geographical "advantage", which is sandwiched between Siam and Annan. The entire country has long been the center of the game war between Siam and Annan.

Every king who came to power was either supported by the Siamese or the Annamites. The average reign would not last more than ten years. If he was lucky, he would be kicked out in one year.

The current king of Siam was supported by Siam. However, after this guy was canonized by the Chinese emperor, he started to criticize his nose and face. He was completely disrespectful to King Bolong Moge of Siam. He also accused him of being a traitor who usurped the throne. He only fought against orthodoxy. Befriend the King of Siam.

This angered Bolong Mo Pavilion, who had just won the battle last year, regained the lost territory and consolidated the royal power.

Coincidentally, after the fall of the Nguyen family, Nie Huanyan, who lost his backer, went into exile overseas. His son Nie Huanzun was supported and taken in by Malay businessmen, and he heard that Chenla was "humiliating" the King of Siam.

So, finding the opportunity, he directly requested Siam to send troops to support his return to seize the throne. In return, he would cede Battambang in the west of Chenla to Siam.

Bolong Mo Pavilion felt that its prestige had been damaged and had no place to feel discouraged. This was like giving him a pillow when he felt sleepy. He immediately agreed, but the ceded territory would also include Angkor Thom.

Nie Feishen couldn't hold back anymore and quickly asked China for help.

He is the king of Zhenla who was canonized by the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijiong has reason to interfere and must intervene. Otherwise, will the majesty of the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty be lost in the future?

The cabinet has already given advice on how to deal with it: sending an envoy to rebuke the King of Siam and ordering him to withdraw his troops immediately and not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. An envoy was sent to rebuke King Zhenla for hiding in the dark, and ordered him not to be rude to the King of Siam again. Both countries were vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. Then he sent an envoy to rebuke Nifuzun, saying that Zhenla's state was an internal affair, and the troops of foreign vassals should not be interfered with.

An envoy was sent to rebuke all three parties, making it clear that Ming Dynasty would not really send troops to intervene.

Zhu Yijiong read the cabinet vote, and Zhu said: "Yes."

The King of Siam, Bolong Moge, received the order from the Chinese envoy. Although he was not very willing, he knew that he could not afford to offend him and chose to retreat obediently. Anyway, when he entered Chenla, he had already looted and plundered enough along the way.

Moreover, the purpose of sending troops to Zhenla was to teach King Zhenla a lesson for his rude words. Now that the Ming Dynasty asked him to withdraw his troops and make peace, it was not unacceptable.

After Siam withdrew its troops, the royal uncles and nephews, Nie Fang Shen and Nie Fang Zun, instantly returned to a level of even rivalry.

Then, the two men continued to fight civil war.

Although Nie Fangshen ruled Chenla for several years, he was once supported by the Siamese, so he ruled brutally in the country and ceded many benefits to the Siamese king.

As the eldest son of Nifuyan, Nifuzun, even though his father was a puppet supported by the Annan people, he was only half as good as his uncle. But it doesn't matter, who made their father and son losers? Many nobles of Zhenla who had been suppressed by Ningfangshen gathered around Ningfangzun.

Originally supported by Siam, Nie Feizun could be said to be in compliance with the "popular sentiment" and had an overwhelming advantage in the army.

But things are different now. Siam has withdrawn its troops, and he is almost the same as his uncle in the army. Moreover, the introduction of Siamese foreign troops will inevitably reduce his prestige in Chenla.

The civil war between the uncle and nephew would probably continue without external intervention.

But it was said that here in Myanmar, the Ming army had only withdrawn for a year, and middle Myanmar and lower Myanmar were all in a fight.

The chieftains who came from northern Myanmar and Yunnan border towns and returned to their native land and moved southward. Although they were canonized by China, their rule in the Dai country was weak.

In order to maintain his rule, Dai King Hanmangdi freed the Dai, Meng and Han slaves in the area under his jurisdiction, and also cooperated with the Han people of the Gui family, promising high officials and generous salaries, and the two sides worked together to attack the Burmese aristocratic landlords. The Burmese aristocratic landowners certainly could not sit still and wait for death, but their soldiers and weapons were confiscated by the Ming army. The chieftain troops of the Dai people who went south were all fully equipped with soldiers and armor, and even had muskets and muskets sold to them by the Ming army "funded" by the Ming army. Earthen artillery (captured by the Burmese Army).

There are many Burmese in Central Myanmar, but they can only fight with simple homemade weapons, and their combat power is almost negligible. On the contrary, the army of the Dai Territory Division was highly capable, and by freeing slaves, not only the Dai people fought to the death, but also the Mon people, Han people and other ethnic minorities were willing to help Dai fight the war.

By the way, Yong Jiya, the founder of the Gongbang Dynasty, did not even last until this winter and died in the battle just after autumn.

In history, Yong Ji Ya faced the sudden expansion of the Mon people. The foundation of their rule was unstable, and they ruled brutally against the Burmese people. They burned, killed and looted at every turn. With the help of the British, there was no intervention of the Chinese army, so Only then can he rise quickly from a small village.

Even its rise is tied to Buddhist faith. But now, Burmese Buddhism has promoted the image of the Chinese people as "great and upright". The Dai king who was canonized by the Chinese emperor, is that not Burma's "mandate from heaven"?
If Yong Ji Ya wanted to raise an army, he would no longer be able to rely on Buddhist faith, and losing the support of the British would be equivalent to breaking another arm.

In another time and space, the legendary "Burmese King" Yong Jiya, who founded the Gonbang Dynasty in just three years and quickly unified most of Myanmar, was surrounded and destroyed by the Dai army before he could show his talents and strategies.

The entire Central Myanmar region has become a pot of porridge.

The Mon people who went to Burma were also fighting.

In the Lower Burma area, the Mon people are far stronger than the Burmese. The Burmese cannot resist, so they will fight among themselves.

It was agreed upon at the beginning that a king, a duke (vice-king), and a religious leader (monk) would jointly rule Myanmar.

It hadn't even been a year before something went wrong. There was no fancy reason, it was all because of King Meng's political ambitions. This guy was not satisfied with religious and national power, and was carved up by other forces.

In particular, the deputy king of Meng is still Han (mixed blood), and the other party even openly changed his name back to Han and no longer followed Burmese naming customs.

This gave King Meng enough reason for war, and under the constraints of those nobles, not only was King Meng's power and rule greatly restricted, but even taxes had to depend on the nobles and the Han people of the Min family.

Cabinet's opinion: Let them fight.

Zhu Yijiong raised his pen and said: "Yes."

After thinking for a while, he added: "Order the Yangon (renamed Degon) government to garrison troops and be prepared to receive fleeing refugees. Not only Han people, but also Mon and Karen people should be properly resettled."

This is an attempt to poach people. The harder they attack, the more Bangladeshi people will immigrate to Yangon.

Sai Weng, the Lao consolation envoy of the Ming Dynasty, finally died of illness this year.

This guy should have died a few years ago, but because of the support of Ming China, Luang Prabang and Champassak did not dare to provoke him. There were even internal rebel forces who chose to join Wanxiang.

Coupled with the fall of Annan, Siam was also accepted as a vassal state by the Ming Dynasty, and Vientiane lost external pressure.

Sai Weng originally planned to take the opportunity to accumulate strength, forcibly unify Luang Prabang and Champassak, and rebuild the Lancang Kingdom.

But it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty China launched troops against Myanmar and forced Vientiane to send troops to assist. The financial burden caused by this made Sai Weng's plans for several years unfulfilled, and further depleted Vientiane's national power.

This year Sai Weng died of illness in Vientiane City, and his eldest son Weng Long came to the throne.

King Tao Aung of Luang Prabang took the opportunity to go south to attack Vientiane, King Win Lok of Xieng Khuang also took the opportunity to launch a rebellion, and King Nokhai of Champasak also jointly sent troops to attack Vientiane.

Weng Long could not resist and sent envoys to China for help.

The marshal of the 800-year-old army, against all odds, personally led the coalition of chieftains to conquer Luang Prabang via mountain roads, forcing Luang Prabang to withdraw and negotiate for peace.

Seeing that the situation was not good, King Wen Luo of Xiang Khouang quickly withdrew his troops and requested peace talks to surrender to Vientiane, Laos, and was willing to send envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty Emperor of China.

Champasak was unable to support itself alone, and the Eight Hundred Army Prefecture issued a military ultimatum, forcing them to withdraw.

The cabinet's opinion: The Eight Hundred Army Prefecture sent troops to attack other countries without the permission of the imperial court. This is a crime of negligence. Assisting the Lao propaganda envoy, identifying the rebellion, and recovering Xieng Khouang, this is a meritorious service.

Secretary Pavilion added: Merits should be rewarded, crimes should be punished, rewards and punishments should be clear, and merits and demerits should not be offset.

Zhu Yijiong wrote and wrote: "Gongs are merits, faults are faults, and merits and demerits cannot be offset. However, when the Eight Hundred Army Prefecture was first established, the marshal of the prefecture should not be replaced so hastily, and the marshal was replaced by a temporary one, with a fine of three months. , as a punishment. As for assisting Laos in countering the rebellion, annexing Xieng Khouang, and conferring the title of hereditary earl, the Ministry of Rites must make no mistake in drafting the title."

Good guy, what kind of thing is this? The rewards and punishments are clear. The so-called temporary replacement, the official position has not changed at all. The real and substantial punishment is three months' salary.

But the reward was to get an earl directly, and he rose to the top in one fell swoop and became the founding figure of the Ming Dynasty.

This is equivalent to sending a signal to foreign civilians and military generals.

Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.

　Laos is such a mess. There are several kings with the same name. This one died, and another one appeared with the same name...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)